Rings Beach
Waikato, New Zealand
Today at a glance
Best: 7 pm to sunset, sunset 7:40 pm7.3
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
7.4
7 km/h5 mph wind, Great
7.4
6 km/h3 mph wind, Great
7.9
2 km/h1 mph wind, Great
8.2
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
8.4
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
8.3
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
8.4
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
8.5
12 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
8.4
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
8.3
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
8.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
7.6
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 7 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 16°C61°F
- Water
- 17°C62°F
- Wind
- 95 km/hmph NE
- Gusts
- 2314 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.2 m<1 ft
- UV
- 1 low
- Tide
- falling
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 7:40 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- Low 11 pm, -0.6 m2 ft
- High 5 am, 0.7 m2 ft
- Low 11 am, -0.6 m2 ft
- High 6 pm, 0.8 m3 ft
Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.
Beach info
Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.
About Rings Beach
Rings Beach is a beach in Waikato, New Zealand, located near the village of Rings Beach. It is 2,913 meters away from Omara Spit and 11 kilometers from Whitianga Airport.
Rings Beach is a beach settlement on the Coromandel Peninsula of New Zealand, between Matarangi on the west and Kūaotunu on the east. The eastern end of the settlement is known as Kūaotunu West.
The beach was named after Frank Ring, a local sheep farmer. He was the son of Charles Ring who discovered gold in the Coromandel in 1852.
Source: Rings Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; text may have been shortened. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
We do not have facility details for this beach yet.
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 170 m540 ftRings Beach (village)
- Nearest airport
- 11 km7 miWhitianga Airport (WTZ)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Omara Spit2.9 km1.8 mi west away8.4 Great
- Kūaotunu Beach3.2 km2.0 mi east away8.0 Great
- Matarangi Beach3.3 km2.1 mi west away8.4 Great
- Otama Beach6.5 km4.0 mi east away8.0 Great
- Whangapoua Beach6.8 km4.2 mi west away8.4 Great
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat8.5 ExcellentBest 3 pm to 8 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
- Sun7.1 GreatBest 9 am to 12 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 2%
- Mon7.4 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 6%
- Tue3.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 90%
- Wed6.2 GoodBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 18%
- Thu5.8 GoodBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 41%